Stocking form



Aug. 11, 1925. I 1,549,661

J. L. FAGAN STOCKING FORM Filed July 8, 193g. 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 11, 1925. 1,549,661 J. L, FAGAN 'sToxmo FORM File i y 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 11, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1 1,549,661 PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN L. FAG-AN, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 PROCTOR 8c SCHWARTZ, INCORPORATED, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

STOCKING FORM.

Application filed July 8,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN L. FAGAN, a citizen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Stocking Forms, of which the following is a specification.

One object of my invention is to improve the construction of forms used in drying stockings so that stockings can be readily placed upon the forms and removed therefrom without undue stretching of the fabric of the stockings.

A further object of the invention is to make the foot portion of each form removable so that foot portions of different sizes can be used in connection with the standard body portion of the form.

The invention is especially adapted for use in connection with drying machines where the stockings are placed on the forms by hand-automatic means being used to remove them from the forms.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a stocking form illustrating my invention;

Fig. 2 is a view with one of the side plates removed and a. stocking form in the position which it assumes when a stocking is being removed from the form;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal, sectional view on the line 33, Fig. 1;

Fig. 4: is a sectional view on the line 4.4, Fig. 1'

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the upper portion of the body of a form;

Fig. 6 is a detached perspective view of one of the foot portions;

Fig. 7 is a side view of a stocking form illustrating a modification of the invention;

Fig. 8 is a view, similar to Fig. 7 showing the foot portion raised; and I Fig. 9 is a sectional view on the line 99, Fig. 7.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the body of a stocking form on which the leg of a stocking is stretched. Rigidly secured to the body portion are thin plates 2, which are held by screws, rivets, or other fastenings 3. The body portion is cut away in a peculiar manner, as clearly shown in Fig. 5, which forms a recess 1 for the reception of the inner end of the foot portion 5. This foot portion 5 is pivoted to the body portion by a pivot pin 6, which, in the present instance, is mounted on a spring tongue 7,

1922. Serial No. 573,751.

forming an integral part of one of the plates 2. This pivot pin 6 extends through an opening 8 in the foot portion 5 and into an opening in the opposite plate 2, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. By forcing the pivot pin out against the pressure of the spring, the foot portion can be removed and another one of a different size can be substituted for it, if desired.

The body portion is shaped to form the heel section 9 and has an extension 10. The foot portion is slotted at 11 to receive the extension 10 when the foot portion is moved from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 2. By this construction, the slot, in'which'the foot portion works, is covered, preventing a stocking from being caught in the moving parts of the form.

In order to hold the foot portion normally in the position shown in Fig. 1, in addition to the weight of the foot portion, a spring 12- is provided, .which, in the present instance, is U-shaped in form and is located in the slot 4 back of the foot portion so that, when the foot portion is moved to the position shown in Fig. 2, on the withdrawal of the stocking, the foot portion will be returned immediately to its first position, as shown in Fig. 1.

In Figs. 7, 8 and 9, a modification of the invention is illustrated, in which the foot portion 5 is pivotally mounted on one side of the body portion 1 both the body portion and the foot portion being recessed, as clearly shown in Fig. 9, so that the thickness of the form is not increased at the pivot point.

In order to limit the movement of the foot portion 5 a slot 13 is formed in the body portion into which extends a pin 14 on the foot portion so that, when the foot portion is moved to the position shown in Fig. 8,.the pin travels in the slot. The limit of movement is dependent upon the length of the slot. In this case, the foot portion returns to its original position by its own weight, although, if found desirable, a spring may be provided.

The operation is as follows: When the stocking forms are used in connection with a drying machine in which automatic means are employed to remove a stocking from a form, the operator manually places a stocking on a form in the usual manner. If found desirable, the operator can raise the foot portion to the position shown in Fig. 2, which allows the stocking to be placed correctly on a form without materially stretching the fabric. The foot form then assumes the position shown in Fig. l. The form, with the stocking thereon, is then carried into a drier of any suitable construction. hen the stockings are dried, they are removed from the drier by automatic ,means provided for engaging the toe and heel portion of each stocking while the form is being withdrawn. During this operation, the foot portion assumes the position shown in Fig. 2, so as to prevent'unneeessary stretching of the fabric as a formis removed from a stool:- mg.

WVhen the device is used on a machine .in which the stockings are removed by hand, the operator-on removing a stocking from a forIn-turns the foot portion to the-position shown in Fig. '2, thus preventing any undue stretching of the fabric ofthe stocking.

I claim:

.1. The combination in a stocking form, of a flat body portion; and a foot :portion pivotally mounted onthebo-dy portion so as to be rotatable with the plane thereof, said .pivot being supported by a portion of the body and detachably engaging the foot portion so that a foot portion can be removed from the body portion-and another foot portion substituted therefor.

52. The COHlblI'ltlil-lOIlilll astocking form, of

aflat body portion shaped at one end to form a recess, two walls of the recess forming stops; a thin side plate secured to each side of the body portion and extending on each side of the recess; and a flat foot portion extending into the recess; and apivot connectingthefoot portion with the'body portion so that the foot portion is free to rotate in the plane of :the body portion.

3. The combination in a stocking form, of a body portion recessed at one end; side plates rigidly secured to the body portion and closing the recess at -eacl1'side; a spring tongueonone of said plates; a pivot carried by the tongue; and a foot portion extending into'the recess between theplates andhaving a pivot opening into Wl1iC11ltliQil3iVOt extends.

4. The combinationin astocking form, of a body portion recessed at one end; side plates secured to the body portion andextending on each side of therecess ;andafoot portion extending into the recess and pivot ally mounted on the side plates, the body portion having an extension at :the end, and the foot portion having-a slot to allow for the reception of the extension of the body portion when the foot portion is moved from its normal position.

The combination in a stocking form, of a ibody portion; a vfoot portion pivotally mounted 'on the body portion; and a spring tending to hold the foot portion in its normal position at an angle to the body )ortion.

.JOHN L. FAUAN. 

